Letter: Thank you, Shop with a Hero donors

The Sikeston Walmart was filled with children Dec. 16, along with local law enforcement, emergency personnel and many other volunteers for the Shop With a Hero program. This year, 162 kids each received $200 to shop with at Walmart. The children paired with a “local hero” and filled their cart with all their goodies.

The money is all from donations. This year, the Sikeston VFW and Sikeston Jaycees each gave $10,000 to the local Shop with a Hero program.

Other donors were: Kiwanis Club, Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, First Midwest Bank, anonymous citizen, American Legion, Alan Wire, VanPool’s Paint and Body, Tanner Street Church of God, Farm Credit of Southeast Missouri, Home Oil Propane Inc., Concordia Lutheran Church Men’s Club, Burch Foods, MikeRentals, David Crader Attorney at Law, Lambert Engineering and Surveying, Bo’s Jewelry & Pawn, First Assembly of God, Moore Law Firm, Trucks Inc., Pyramid Roofing Company, Carnell’s Collision, Gill Family Properties, Allen Home Care, Dewitt Company, Montgomery Bank, Hi Tech Communications, Sikeston Rotary Club, First State Community Bank, SMG Realty, Santie Oil, Autry Morlan Inc., Sonny’s Solid Waste Services Inc., Morlan Ford Lincoln, Garage Door Company, FTI Printing, Focus Bank, Sam’s Fine Jewelry Store, Nunnelee Funeral Chapel, Standard Democrat, J and E Wholesale Outlet, Animal Health Center, Burns, Taylor, Heckemeyer, Green & Edwards LLC, Chouinard DDS, Eftink Construction, Steward Steel Inc., Murphy & Sitz Insurance, Shelley Carter, Bizzell Lawn, Delta Vet, Amanda Oesch, McMikle Funeral Home, ICS LLC, McDonald Realty, 110 Bar and Grill and Walmart.

Thank you to all who contributed in some way to make this event a successful one.

Sikeston Department of Public Safety and Sikeston Public Schools